I am proud to say I have been a fitness professional for just a few months shy of 21 years now. I was AFAA certified as a Group Exercise Instructor in May of 2004 and then went to LA for two days of Zumba Instructor training with the founder of Zumba Beto Perez and was licensed on April 25, 2004. I started teaching a week later and have not taken a break since. I work full time in Marketing for a wonderful company and I have been blessed to have a flexible schedule that has allowed me to teach 5 - 6 classes per week for the last 21 years. Over the years I have been proud to recruit and mentor numerous instructors in both Dance Fitness and Barre. Teaching is my joy and passion and I work to grow my knowledge and experience every day by staying current with videos, podcasts, and attending classes all over the country. My journey has been long and full of so many highlights and I look forward to sharing my love of fitness while traveling even more!